Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 11 of 34
Kentrosaurus
Africa · Jurassic
Kentrosaurus lived in the Jurassic in what is now Tanzania. Its body carried plates and long spikes.
Did you know?
It is a relative of Stegosaurus.
Look together
Where can you see plates, and where can you see spikes?
An idea to try
Colour the plates one colour and the spikes another.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Kentrosaurus aethiopicus is known from Tendaguru fossils in Tanzania. Armour elements are often found separately. Their complete arrangement and the exact placement of some large spikes involve reconstruction, not an entire preserved skin.
Look together: Where can you see plates, and where can you see spikes? Colour the plates one colour and the spikes another.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- National Museum of Tanzania: KentrosaurusCompare one African stegosaur with Stegosaurus.
Source review: 2026-10-05. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
